HASEKURA, Hasekura Rokuemon Tsunenaga 支倉六右衛門常長
July 1. (1571 – 1622) Samurai from the Date domain.
He led a diplomatic mission to New Spain (Mexico) and then Europe between 1613 and 1620
Hasekura Ki 支倉忌 (はせくらき)Hasekura and the Gion festival tapestry

RYOOI, RYOO-I, Sumi-no-kura Ryooi 角倉了以（すみのくらりょうい)
July 12. 天文23年（1554年） - 慶長19年7月12日（1614年8月17日）
Suminokura Ryoi
Very rich merchant in Kyoto. In the 1590s Hideyoshi granted him a license for overseas trade with what is now Vietnam. This endeavor brought in huge profits for Suminokura and his son Soan - until the Tokugawas closed the country in 1635.
Ryooi Ki 了以忌 (りょういき)Suminokura / LINKS